How accurate is the county's website for tax information on properties?

[Aaron H.]

I know this is probably a silly question but....

I touched base with a motivated seller about a week ago. She told me that she believes she owes about $2300 in taxes on the property. I did some research on her property and the county website (Here it is Marion County for Indianapolis) allows you to look up the property's taxes that are owed as long as you have the parcel number, last name of owner, and street name for the property.

The county website says she owes less than $500 in total taxes. When I did a walk through of the property today, we discussed her tax situation and she still insists that she owes $2300 in taxes.

I ask this because it would affect how much money the seller would actually receive in this transaction.

Would it just be best to do a title search on the property to see what liens come up?